The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-29
THE NEW MANS BID
INITIATING A STUDENT INTO THE
MYSTERIES OF A dyke"
College Pun in tho University OF VIZ
ginia-Tribuiations of Iuckle>s VIC
tlm-Social Amusemenfs of the stu
dents-Eeiigious Organization.

dents-Ieiigious Organization.
We first visit the rooms ~ all our nc
onaintanccs. and inform them Of the TACT
that our new man has Ibid, ana mat
he must be initiated into the mysteries OF
n dyke" This project meets with gen
eral acceptance, and preparations are
forthwith begun FOR this time hOnOred ana
pnrelv local institution. Dyke is said to
oe derived from a Greek verb signilying
10 SHOW 10 "pOint out suppose
from the action Of pointing with The rlght
hand az The victim as you scream, Dyke
The preparations are made 10y piocur-
ing all the ola horns, some OF them SIX
eight and ten feet long, that we can lay
our hands on: all the coal scuttles not IN
actual use. for drums; and old cloints'
,srappcd around sticks and saturated WIN
oil for torches. With This parapher-
MALTA we collect around the door oi our
innocent friend, and, making the rest
conceal themselves behind pillars. trees
and everything else available, ] 20 INTO
his room and watch him dress. talking au
the time i'm the most uneXcited way posi-
bic st last me is ready. ! stay behind
10 blow out the lamp as he goes out Of the
door hear the words. Here Dee is,
boysr' "All right and n hurried Why
what's the mattcr2 What are you going
todog" His questions are UNDECIDED, and,
after % momcutary halt to give Sine hiiy
torch bearer. time 10 apply match 90 the
combustible material on the ends Of their
poles the prolonged shout Dyke dykel
dykci" is heard cchoing and rc-echoing mp
and down the arCades, rousiug all stu
al Z t.,
studies. The cry spreads like Wildlife
and * taken up from room To room,
house to house, range 10 range,
until the venerable old walls shake
with the din Amid the shouts the
blowing Of the immense horns, and the
beating Of tin pans, the victim, IN the
hands If his quasi friends and by the
glaring nght Of torches. now increased 10
perhaps lO0 is rushed around tie lawn.
around the ranges, and then up the middle
Of the campus. and is finally placed upon
the tOpmost step, leading 20 the rotunda
perch, some fifteen or twenty feet above
the sen Of upturned faces, which seems To-
be 50 cruelty enjoying themselves az his
expense
MAKING A SPEECH.
Some kind friend behind him takes on
his hat for him. another catches him back
of the neck and compols him a. make
bow. The cries Of Speech speech
make the wclkin ring and fle windows in
the old dome rattle II De il q wise young
man he will keep silent, If not. De viii
ATTEMPT % speak. but he viii never get
further than the first word, to De deafencl
Iy the applause Tn some ten minutes De
is considered to have had enough. The
audience take him down, put on his bat,
and rush him down the middle ~ the
lawn az fun speed When the house az
which the entertainment is given is
reached. the POO men for ! have fire.
Quertlv seen that many engaged in
dyke form 8 double line extending fifty
~ -averry-1ve yards, and the luckless
victim E. rushed through by two captors,
r-tt up into the house little pited by,
DIX afording much amusement To-, the
c.ils assembled al the windows.
but when, despite Scylla and
Charybdis, he has safely reached
his haven. they make up for their heart
le.sncss by being doubly sweet to him;
and as he wends his way homeward, some
where about the witching hour Of Il, be
declares that for such pleasure he would
suffer it all again
lie soon makes the acquaintance 0fmOst
~ the young ladies in the neighbOrhood,
If be IS a "calicoist" (which implies a
greater lover Of the fair sex than of his
studies. and pursues their acquaintance,
or not. rs his own sweet will may die
tate
a german club is generally formed in
the early part Of the year, and gives
oil. I'D
though last year il gave eighteen. This
club is composed Of the dancing girls as
well as young men; the latter have 10
sign pledge not 10 drink a drop Of amy
kind of liquor from O'Clock Of the day If
the german until - O'Clock the next day
This prevents any disorderly conduct and
makes the gcrmsns much less objcctiona-
BILE than formerly TO the quiet citizens,
who were liable 10 be disturbed at all
hours by The uproarous germanites after
the dancing was over.
SOCIETY or SIZE LADIES.
Our young friend # fond of dancing
joins, and goes in for an amusement i'm
which only the dancing girls engage. IT.,
however he is not disciple of Ierpsi-
chore. and is still fond of ladies society,
he has an equal number Of beautiful and
accomplished girls, who VIII talk, walk,
ride or firt with him, but disapproye Of
dancing.
II our friend is not susceptible To the
charms 81 the fair sex. he is 10y this time
deep in his studies, getting quite inter
estcd i'm some ancient Greek, Latin or
Hebrew novelist, or else is just beginning
t0 see the beauty Of solid geometry law
or anatomy. II he does not care 90 study,
he viii find many who are only too glad
TO teach him how TO spend his money, and
frequently 90 spend it for him. But we
will not suppose our friend has such a
disposition as either 10 bee afraid of the
girls or his studies For II very fire.
qucuHy happens that the best students do
"A good deal Of "calicoing.
About this time hc is asked, either 10y q
friend or some person specially appointed
for the purpose, TO unite himself with the
Y. NJ G. A., which is the oldest college
Y. ~ &. \. in She world-haVing been
founded i'm 1888 and having been kept up
ever since. II Dee is q member of any es-
tablished church, he rarely hesitates TO
tqke advantage of this opportunity to